Masako Miyazaki was born in Tokyo, Japan. She was interested in different cultures since junior high school and became interested in photography as the way of expression while visiting various countries. She studied photography in the US, Canada and Japan since 2001 and has exhibited works in solo and group exhibitions in Canada and Japan. She is currently living and working as an artist in Tokyo.

Miyazaki’s work from the series The Other Side was published in a book from Tosei-sha in late 2011, available as signed copies in the Japan Exposures bookstore.

I had to go down to the Nadiff A/P/A/R/T bookstore last week and they have a tiny gallery tucked into what must have once been a storage room in the basement. Tending to claustrophobia myself, and having bumped my head a few times on the narrow spiral staircase that descends down there, it may take the prize for my least favorite place to see a photography exhibit.